Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM3.25m | 3:06AM3.52m | 3:36PM3.22m | 3:40AM3.44m | 4:09PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.05m | 8:56PM0.38m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:30PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
44 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 39 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 39 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 25 | 185 | 185 | 214 | 25 | 23 | 168 | 173 | 39 | 586 | 410 | 212 | 152 | 156 | 168 | 586 | 845 | 392 | 333 | 226 |
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